Legal Opinion

Smith v. Shelby County

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 6, 2001No. 00-5792PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Michael W. Smith appeals pro se from a district court judgment that dismissed his civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His appeal has been referred to a panel of this court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, the panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed in this case. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

In 1997, Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, two counts of burglary, and several misdemeanor counts. He was sentenced to concurrent terms totaling ten years of imprisonment.

In his civil rights complaint, Smith alleged that a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  2. Bellamy v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  3. Temujin Kensu v. Allen C. Haigh Tom Bell Yvonne Murzen Sandy Grant Linda HayesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  4. Billie M. Ireland v. Gary L. Tunis, Richard Thompson, John Meiers, and Richard D. KuhnCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. White v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lampton v. DiazCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  2. Yarbrough v. GarrettDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
  3. Broussard v. HollenhorstDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2022
  4. Burley v. Sumner County 18th Judicial Drug Task ForceDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2020
  5. Coleman v. State of Tennessee, T.D.O.C.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2023

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